Perfect, you guys always manage to fit a lot of helpful VFX tips into such a short amount of time. Definitely gonna use some of them, thanks. Massive shoulder.
I have just had one of the worst nights of my life. I came here to see if it could cheer me up and it got me to smile. I thank you for putting this up because you have saved me from going insane
Brandon and Freddy, you guys have a sense of timing and direction that I often miss in (dare I say?) 'professional' produced effects. They often mess up on what you guys have mastered; making it look natural.
Wow. This video is the first time where I get everything your saying. To be honest, the effects done were pretty simple and could be done by anyone, but the way they all come together... damn... only freddiew and brandon could pull something like this. Props! :)
That shot of Freddie on top of the car Just Cause style... Amazing how they even did the reflection of his feet on the roof. Weird how he doesn't cast a shadow but the car does.
@Kuebic Nah i don't think so, they have to add just some metal material shader, adjust some setting of it and render with mental ray, it's quite strange because in the other videos the car models were better than this.
Hay Brandon and Freddie love what you guys are doing... I have a question about the Frogger angle. In this scene you do a slow pan up when Freddie is running across the road. but in the shot with the cars... I'd dosn't look like you do. My Questions is how did you match the panning action so that the cars matched the angle that as you follow Freddie across the road... I hope that makes sense? If you have the time, let me know.
I thought about taking an aftereffects class... then I realized I just need to watch some of your stuff and I can do all of the stuff I want to do... and it's free!
I love how you dont use just CGI. Its important to pay homage to all the visual effects artists before you. They're the ones that helped pave the way for the technology that exsists today! So thank you for keepin it real!
@RicardoMusch Thanks a lot. The clean UI of maya seems to be the reason most people might make the switch. I guess it's probably better to learn max first before switching though.
Just have to weigh in. Awesome video as always guys. Really enjoy your creative style and inventiveness. The advice on trying Blender is really good, and there is one more free alternative. I won't go in to comparing it with Blender, however Caligaris Truespace has been free since Microsoft bought Caligari some year ago. It used to be a proprietary quite expensive program, but now it is free. It has some really good tools and some very nice radiosity renderers. Just search for Truespace.
@JaysonMooYoung okay I admit it I don't know what Lion and FCPX is, u have the knowledge high ground. but i like the idea that u agree with customisable PCs and premiere pro does look good for video editing, but isn't sony vegas just as good and can be used on windows? and I'm not sure what u mean by "pushing the company to move ship" did u work in the company or own shares in it or something?
I wanna know how you blended in 2 video's to one and made it look so real , i mean you didnt mask out every frame obviously, you did something else to get for example your jump with the cars or your duck with the big truck or the cars on the road with your movement
hi freddie and brandon. im an vfx student at the university of toronto. i usually work on more high end stuff,like gaming animation. but which program should i use, autodesk maya or 3ds max
LOL that car dive scene ... I was actually was thinking of that old video with the bus when I saw you do your scene (I remember that video getting hated on cuse it looked so fake)
@ALNyland I think they explained that in the first vfx vid for this. Where they took two shots, one of the car driving on that bridge, the other with freddie standing on top of a green screen.
@L1Rtheloner My best bet is they shot the 2 scene with less zoom than the final result. On post production they zoomed the image a little bit (well, maybe more) and move combined scene up and down to follow Freddie. If the initial shot were shoot at a high resolution, then there will be less to no problems on zooming on the post-production... Which mean, no, the camera wasn't moved at all. It just standing still up there looking at the street.
LOVE the behind the scenes
Wait why are you here
No way Rob Scallon was here 10 years ago.
0:52 I watched this like 6 years ago and I never caught this joke but DEAR GOD
I don't think that was intentional but it was hilarious.
Perfect, you guys always manage to fit a lot of helpful VFX tips into such a short amount of time. Definitely gonna use some of them, thanks. Massive shoulder.
I have just had one of the worst nights of my life. I came here to see if it could cheer me up and it got me to smile. I thank you for putting this up because you have saved me from going insane
CHEETO
0:53 Subtle Abortion joke. xD
Amazing guys! keep making this vfx's breakdowns of your vids, please. We all learn so much from them. THANKS!
You guys are a constant inspiration!
Awesome video and worth the wait! Great descriptions on how to do those effects
You talking to that cat was the cutest thing I've seen all day :)
I have no intention of ever doing anything you guys talk about on here, but it's still massively entertaining to watch.
Man, I thought the traffic was just 3D models, mind has been officially blown, great work guys. Keep it up! :D
I enjoy these VFX behind the scenes
I learn a lot of stuff from you guys. Thank you.
I love how you did the traffic shots... I was thinking you went into Jackie Chan mode and did some crazy stuns =D
You guys are on the Galaxy tab Commercial! You guys are goin big finally! :D!!!
Brandon and Freddy, you guys have a sense of timing and direction that I often miss in (dare I say?) 'professional' produced effects. They often mess up on what you guys have mastered; making it look natural.
I dont really care to watch how you do it, I just like watching you guys. :)
Wow. This video is the first time where I get everything your saying. To be honest, the effects done were pretty simple and could be done by anyone, but the way they all come together... damn... only freddiew and brandon could pull something like this. Props! :)
Awesome video Freddie!
That shot of Freddie on top of the car Just Cause style...
Amazing how they even did the reflection of his feet on the roof.
Weird how he doesn't cast a shadow but the car does.
awesome breakdown!
Holy crap you guys are AMAZING!!!
You guys are awesome!!!
@Kuebic
Nah i don't think so, they have to add just some metal material shader, adjust some setting of it and render with mental ray, it's quite strange because in the other videos the car models were better than this.
man you guys are the best it was crazy
Hay Brandon and Freddie love what you guys are doing... I have a question about the Frogger angle.
In this scene you do a slow pan up when Freddie is running across the road. but in the shot with the cars... I'd dosn't look like you do.
My Questions is how did you match the panning action so that the cars matched the angle that as you follow Freddie across the road... I hope that makes sense? If you have the time, let me know.
Assassin's Creed Shirt!!!! Nice Brandon!!!!
Thanks for sharing guys! Keep up the great work..
you guys rock!!! thanks so much for the info and tips!!!
amazing work.
You meowed at your cat and I fell in looooove
very well done and very well edited. Cannot wait for my videos to turn out like that :D
i love how you break down everything...You should alwys do that!
This is a very educational video. Thanks!
good work guys. like to see more behinds the scenes vids that r this elaborate
Whoa, are those Grado SR325 headphones?! I used to have that exact same pair. Awesome! :D
The random kitty bit made my day!
I thought about taking an aftereffects class... then I realized I just need to watch some of your stuff and I can do all of the stuff I want to do... and it's free!
nice. i was wondering how you did the froger affect. thanks!
the vfx made me come with the force of a thousand suns
very informative and very cool with the frogger scene
You guys rotoscooping in that frogger Effect ?! wow.....thats alot of work....and awesome
I'd be interested to see the after effects timeline for the traffic scene. Very effective vfx!
I love how you dont use just CGI. Its important to pay homage to all the visual effects artists before you. They're the ones that helped pave the way for the technology that exsists today! So thank you for keepin it real!
That is an adorable cat.
how do you combine things for videos?????!
Awesome vid.
Very educational.
I love how you have a dell and apple computer in the background
you guys have a very cool cat!
The frame of the kitty looking straight at the camera just shows who's really in charge.
Aw so cuuuuuuute
Rotoscoping. It's a little work at first, but it's pretty cool when you're finished with it. Good luck!
@RicardoMusch Thanks a lot. The clean UI of maya seems to be the reason most people might make the switch. I guess it's probably better to learn max first before switching though.
wow that cat was the best 3d effects ever!!!!
Nice Grado's Freddie, I have a pair too, they are really nice quality :)
Excellent!!! Thank you guys!!!
Just have to weigh in. Awesome video as always guys. Really enjoy your creative style and inventiveness. The advice on trying Blender is really good, and there is one more free alternative. I won't go in to comparing it with Blender, however Caligaris Truespace has been free since Microsoft bought Caligari some year ago. It used to be a proprietary quite expensive program, but now it is free. It has some really good tools and some very nice radiosity renderers.
Just search for Truespace.
@JaysonMooYoung okay I admit it I don't know what Lion and FCPX is, u have the knowledge high ground. but i like the idea that u agree with customisable PCs and premiere pro does look good for video editing, but isn't sony vegas just as good and can be used on windows? and I'm not sure what u mean by "pushing the company to move ship" did u work in the company or own shares in it or something?
I wanna know how you blended in 2 video's to one and made it look so real , i mean you didnt mask out every frame obviously, you did something else to get for example your jump with the cars or your duck with the big truck or the cars on the road with your movement
Could you do this VFX breakdowns alot more ? I learned much more with this :D
this is starting to make more and more sense
They make it sound so easy!
Is it just me, or are these guys geniuses?!?!?
Awesome! Wish u would do a vfx breakdown on all ur vids
Poor cat at 2:40, it looks sick. Love the car traffic stunt
Omg I love this please make more
So, this was not a big production by a huge company in hollywood. I thought this was a massive production with hundreds of people! well done, guys.
You should totally do a behind the scenes for the EpicMealTime video you did with the Corridor Digital guys!
That cat is awesome.
thank you Brandon for the inside POV of starting 3d
I like the meowing dog, so cute :3
you guys make editing seem so easy
Freddie always look super serious!!!
do you use mac or pc for all you awesome effects freddiew
How did you guys learn to do all of these cool effects, did you go to university or something to Learn?
That cat is adorable
When are you guys gonna make an awesome short movie?
I had no idea so many effect were used in this video, some of them were so much cooler and easier than how I would have done them.
you guys are awesome, is this a hobby or do you guys do similar stuff professionally as I would assume?
freddie, which program did you use for the "Style Editor" where you have the head, shirt, pants, and shoes?
hi freddie and brandon. im an vfx student at the university of toronto. i usually work on more high end stuff,like gaming animation. but which program should i use, autodesk maya or 3ds max
Sweet V-neck!
Nice job guys! Thanks for the BTS!
Thumbs up for the road crossing scene!
Very nice! Start making a movie!
is there a more detailed tutorial on how to do the tron car effect?
that cat looks SO Fluffy!!
that was the CUTEST thing ever! brandon and the cat XD
LOL that car dive scene ... I was actually was thinking of that old video with the bus when I saw you do your scene (I remember that video getting hated on cuse it looked so fake)
@Focusphobia you can actually steer them by the air drag of putting your arm out the window.
you guys are genius :)
What computer mouse do you use lol kind of a random question. i want that mouse!
@ALNyland I think they explained that in the first vfx vid for this. Where they took two shots, one of the car driving on that bridge, the other with freddie standing on top of a green screen.
Dude got the same headphones as you! Grado SR 60 FTW!!!
@L1Rtheloner My best bet is they shot the 2 scene with less zoom than the final result. On post production they zoomed the image a little bit (well, maybe more) and move combined scene up and down to follow Freddie. If the initial shot were shoot at a high resolution, then there will be less to no problems on zooming on the post-production...
Which mean, no, the camera wasn't moved at all. It just standing still up there looking at the street.
waoooo l really love you guys thanks for this omg lm gonna try this now...really good tutorial...thanks a lot
@KattinW what does that mean? is that from some horor movie?
Soooo.
How did you animate the BMW so good?
:P
OMG you use grado lab headphones to, i thought i was alone on that one